Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

hongalabonga I really don't know why such a good movie is having such a low rating it is one of the best Rom Com i have seen so far.First of all let's talk about how amazing is the chemistry between Ben and Sandra they were absolutely amazing through out the movie and the changes they are experiencing specially with Ben where you can see how he went from a shy protective guy to a totally open enthusiastic person.The directing is so fantastic specially at the ending.The story and the dialogue are so amazing and so realistic it is not like how people want it to end but it's more like what should really happen destroying all the myths about misfortune and pessimism.Such an amazing movie to watch even in 2017 please do your self a favor and enjoy such a good movie.

SnoopyStyle Alan (Steve Zahn) throws a bachelor party for Ben Holmes (Ben Affleck) who is getting married to Bridget Cahill (Maura Tierney). His grandfather has a heart-attack. On the hospital bed, he complains about marrying his grandmother. He is seated next to exuberant Sarah Lewis (Sandra Bullock) on the flight from New York City to the Cahill family home in Savannah, Georgia for the wedding. The flight is grounded by a bird strike. With an approaching hurricane, Ben joins Sarah on a long ground trip to Georgia.The plot is basically Planes, Trains, and Automobiles except it's not quite as fun. Director Bronwen Hughes has a harsh shooting style. It's pumping music, odd angles, and aggressive looks. It doesn't come off as fun but it does reflect on the wild nature theme. Bullock is appealing which makes the romance very awkward with Tierney not being evil. It's a close call. I want to like it more than I actually did.

Steve Pulaski Forces of Nature is competently acted and professionally delivered, but there is no spark of difference in storytelling or chemistry between its leads. Even after the first forty minutes of the film, when Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock haven't really drummed up anything remarkable, the film still heavily emphasizes both characters' qualities and their prime differences rather than ground them into reality like the film should. We still must be reminded that Sandra Bullock is different and free-spirited and Ben Affleck is straight-laced and getting married, but we don't get any more involved in these characters' personalities or their particular relationship other than it (a) is predicated off of the tired "opposites attract" philosophy and (b) that it really shouldn't be happening.Because of this, Ben Affleck's Ben Holmes and Sandra Bullock's Sarah Lewis feel like bland caricatures and not identifiable people. This is an issue when you have two characters that accentuate simple personality traits and those simple traits are the only methods of which we can define these characters. One is different, the other is a straight-shooter; these are very basic terms to describe people we've just spent one-hundred and six minutes with.Regarding the plot - as if I really need to - Ben is getting married and is on a flight home to Savannah, Georgia to attend the wedding. His plane suffers a crash before taking off and now, with his fear of flying even larger than it once was, must find another way back to Savannah. He meets Sarah, who must arrive to Savannah as soon as she can as well. Ben and Sarah decide to take an alternate method home together, which only results in more cockamamie circumstances happening to them over time. Ben, of course, being the cleaned-up fellow he is, hates when things detour from his original plan or intention, but Sarah, in the meantime, doesn't fret over small things. She loves flying by the seat of her pants, which may explain the problems she faces now with a custody battle.Affleck and Bullock, at this current point in time, didn't really need to establish their credibility in films. Affleck had already done both Chasing Amy and Good Will Hunting, two phenomenal films, with Sandra Bullock appearing in Speed, a fine example of a truly tense and exciting thriller. Both actors had experienced carrying their own portions in a film in some way, shape, or form, and on that note, you'd think that Affleck and Bullock would be able to concoct believable chemistry with one another. However, Marc Lawrence's writing doesn't leave much to be desired in terms of development in their chemistry.If there's a light in Forces of Nature's smothering sameness, it's the atypical direction Bronwen Hughes takes for conducting the romantic comedy. Hughes seems to have an appreciation for visuals, nature (maybe hinted in the titled?), and natural lighting, making Forces of Nature a surprising experience for the eyes. I recommend watching some portions of it on mute so you can appreciate the beautiful lighting and cinematography (done very nicely by Elliot Davis and David Stockton) and not the goofy dialog that Affleck and Bullock engage in.Starring: Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock. Directed by: Bronwen Hughes.

Rozinda Plenty of spoilers, be warned! But I was really annoyed with this movie. that said, Sandra Bullock was as always splendid. But ultimately, wasted.I give this 4 stars solely for Bullock's fine acting as always. She's always worth watching, but pity about the script and the lead male actor.Well I don't have to "like" the sickeningly annoying ending just because some think it's "brave" etc. Of course it depends what you like and when I read an ending is "brave" I immediately suspect that means I won't like it at all. And I didn't. On the other hand...... someone else may feel it was the right ending. After all the guy was supposed to be getting married, and after behaving like a jerk, he finally does.Once you see the ending, you realise what an annoying twerp the hero Affleck plays actually is. My extreme disappointment turned to "Serves the pair of them right, him and his wife-to-be right, she'll regret that marriage." Fortunately I didn't much like the fiancée and I didn't think much of the hero either. He definitely led Bullock's character on, he was weak, and you can see this recurring later in his life with other women, especially if they are predatory which Bullock's character is not. She was far better without him so in that respect the ending is the right one, but the way it's achieved, and Bullock's resigned acceptance, these are so annoying.I imagine the "point" of the story was that the hero would waver but end up still true to his girl. This could have worked if he and his girl had been interesting and moving characters and Bullock had lost patience with him and told him to do the right thing and go back to her. But no, Bullock's character had to be humiliated.So I felt very let down because Bullock was led on by this guy and then he changed his mind and dumped her and she grieves over this jerk. One can imagine him doing the same to his wife in some later year and assuring himself it's not his fault.... I see a weak-minded serial adulterer there. Which is partly due to the actor's portrayal of the character, of course. It could have been so different if the actor had been better at his job.So as in some others of Bullock's movies, the leading male actor is a disappointment and the story isn't as good as it could have been. This could still have ended as it did without leaving a very sour taste in the mouth or having to call the ending "brave" to perhaps avoid having to say "urk".